Combination lamp stand and book-rack



Rab. 259 i936. J. P. GOLDEN ET AL 2,032,086 x COMBINATION LAMP STAND AND BOOK`RACK Filed Oct. 50, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet l JNVENTORS John P. Golden BY Joseph 'Nell a/'h` A ORNEY Feb 25, 1936. J, P GOLDEN ET AL COMBINATION LAMP STAND AN D BOOK RACK Filed Oct. 50, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 1 V l U A f/ l 40 1,1 34 Zzo/ 23 13/3 INVENTORS John Pmden BY Jfmse ph F Neil.

TRNEY Patented Feb. 25, 1936 PATENT OFFICE COMBINATION LAMP STAND AND BOOK-RACK John P. Golden and Joseph F. ONel, Waterbury, Conn.

Application October 30, 1934, Serial No. 750,664

9 Claims.

This invention relates to office or library furniture, and more particularly to a combination lampstand and book-rack.

One object of this invention is to provide a combination lamp stand and book-rack of the above natu-re having a flat hollow base, a central lamp supporting standard, and a pair of slidable book-ends, together with spring means for urging said book-ends inwardly toward said lamp standard.

A further object is to provide a device of the above nature in which the book-ends are slidably positioned on the base at opposite sides of the lamp standard, and having means permitting said book-ends to be manually moved outwa-rd- 1y to provide a space or spaces for holding books, the spring means causing said book-ends to be automatically retracted when the books are removed from the rack.

A further object is to provide an article of furniture of the above nature which may be carried about as a unitary structure without removing o-r disturbing the books or lamp.

A further object is to provide a device of the above nature which will be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to install and manipulate, co-mpact, Very ornamental in appearance, and very eilcient and durable in use.

With these and other objects in view, there has been illustrated on the accompanying drawings, one form in which the invention may be conveniently embodied in practice.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of the combination lamp-stand and book-rack as it appears with the bookendsin closed position.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same with the upper part of the lamp standard shown in section.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the supporting plate as it appears when removed from the base.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary transverse sectional View of the invention, taken along the line 4 4 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the invention as it appears with the book-ends heldspaced from the center of the standard.

Referring now to the drawings in which like reference numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral I indicates a flat elongated base preferably made of wood or reinforced molded composition, and having a hollow top section il. A pair of stepped portions I2 are located at the opposite ends of the hollow top section II in order to form a seat for a supporting plate I3, preferably made of metal.

The plate I3 is elevated above the stepped sections I2 by a pair of small interposed bolster rods I4, affixed to the underside of said plate I3 at the opposite ends thereof. 'I'he supporting plate I3 is adapted to be held securely upon the base I0 as by means of four screws I located at the 0pposite corners of said plate I3 and engaging in the stepped sections I2.

Located directly in the center of the supporting plate I3 is a vertical lamp standard I6, carrying on its upper end a conventional electric light socket I'I. The central standard I6 is preferably made of square tubing, and is supported at its lower end by a pair of side wings I8 and I9 rigidly secured thereto, as by soldering. 'Ihe side Wings I8 and I9 are preferably made in the form of buttresses of progressively decreasing heights.

In order to attach the central standard I6 and its integral wings I8 and I9 to the base, provision is made of a piece of round tubing 2D located within the standard I6, and having threaded engagement with the end bushing 2I of the light socket II in the usual manner. The bushing 2l is preferably supported upon an enlarged square block 2Ia resting upon the upper end of the lamp standard i6. The lower end of the round tubing 2B is threaded and extends through a suitable aperture in the supporting plate I3, where it receives a nut 22, which when tightened up, will bind the standard I5 and side wings I6 and I9 tightly against the top surface of the plate I3.

The tubing serves as a conduit for a twowire electric cable 23, one end of which is connected with the electric socket Il, while the other end of said cable is directed out through a suitable aperture 22a in the base I0. The outer end of the cable 23 is provided with a suitable prong plug 24 or an analogous device for connecting the lamp into an electric circuit.

In order to provide guideways for a pair of sliding plates 25 and 25, the opposite longitudinal edges of the supporting plate I3 are provided with a pair of raised integral flanges or rails 21 and 28.

A pair of ornamental T-shaped book-ends 29 and 30 are mounted upon the plates 25 and 26, respectively. As best shown in Figs. 2 and 5, each book-end comprises a series or" buttresses of progressively decreasing heights, shaped to harmonize with the design of the Wings IB and I9. The inner flat faces of the book-ends 29 and 30 are indicated by the numerals 3l and 32.

The opposite ends of the sliding plates 25 and 26 are provided with a pair of depending integral U-shaped clips 33 and 34, which embrace the rails 21 and 28 of the supporting plate I3, and

' the cavity of the base lo (see Fig. 4i. In order to permit the sliding plates and 26 toV Ymove freely without frictional resistance, clearance slots 31 and 38 are provided between the rails 2'I and 28 and the side walls of the cavity II. Y

For the purpose of holding the book-ends 29 and 30 normally in the closed position shown'in Figs. 1 and 2 against the base of the standard 20 when no books are stacked on the base I0, or to press inwardly against the books when the device is used as abook-rack, provision is made of two pairs of helical tension springs 39 and 40,` attached to the inner ends of the sliding plates 25 and 26 and the outer portions of the support- Y ing plate I3, respectively. For this purpose, both ends of each spring are providedwith loops 4I ,k

Vand 42, the inner loops 4I engaging in suitable apertures in the depending fianges 35, 36 of the plates 25 and 26, while the outer end loops 42 engage about a pair of studs or posts 43 and 44 depending from the underside of the support plate I3. The studs or posts 43 and 44 are preferably formed by bending the ends of a pair of square bars 45 and 46, and said bars may be securely fastened to the underside Yof the supporting plate I3 as by soldering.

While there has been disclosed in this specification one form in which the invention may be v embodied, it is to be understood that this form is shown for the purpose of illustration only, and that the invention is not to be limited to the specic disclosure butV may be modied and embodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modications and embodiments coming within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new, and for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

l. In a'book-rack, a base, acentral fixed standard, a pair of plates slidable on said base on opposite sides of said standard, a'pair of book-ends being mounted on said plates, and means connected to both endsoi said base for normally Vurging said bock-ends inwardly toward said standard.

2. In a book-rack, a base having a hollow rectangular top section, a supporting plate mounted on said base and bridging said hollow section, a Vfixed standard centrally mounted on said base,

. a pair of book-ends slidably mounted on said plate on opposite sides of said standard,V and springY means for normally, holding said bookendsV inwardly against said standard or against any books which may be interposed therebetween, said spring means passing under said standard and connected to the ends of said hollow base.

3. In a book-rack, a hollow base, a supporting plate mounted on said base, a standard mounted on said plate, a pair of book-ends slidably mounted on said supporting plate on opposite sides of said standard, and spring means located in said base and connected to said book-ends for normally urging said book-ends inwardlyagainst terposed between said 'standard and said book- Y ends, said spring means passing under` said standardl and connected to the ends of said hollow base.

4. In a book-rack, a hollow base, a rigid supporting plate mounted on said base leaving slots along the side edges thereof, a standard mounted on said plate, a pair of sliding plates mounted on said rigid plate, said sliding plates. having clip means located in said slots and embracing the longitudinal edges of said rigid plate, book- Vends .mounted on said sliding plates, spring means located in said baseV and attached to said clip means andthe ends of said base, whereby said book-ends will be normally pressed inwardly against said standard orV any interposed books.

5. In a book-rack, a hollow base, a supporting ,plate mounted on said base having slots along the side edges thereof, aV standard mounted on said base, a pair of sliding plates mounted onsaid,

base andattached to said clip means and the ends p of said base whereby said book-ends will be normally pressed inwardlyagainst said standard or any interposed books.'

6. In a book-rack, a base, a rigid standardl mounted upon said base, a book-end slidably mounted on said base near one end thereof, and spring means foi` urging said book-end against said standard, said spring means being secured at one end to said book-end, passing under said standard, and anchored at its other end tothe opposite portion of said base from said book-end. 7. In a book-rack, a base having a hollow rectangularjtopi section, a supportingV plate having" upstanding guide rails mounted on said base and bridging said hollow section, a rigid standard centrally mounted on said base, a pair of bookends slidably mounted on said rails 011 opposite sides of said standard,v and a pair of spring means for normally holding saidr book-ends inwardly against said standard or against any books which may be interposed therebetween, each of said' spring means'being. connected to the outer ends of said base.

8. In a book-rack, a base adaptedV to rest upon f a table, a pair of book-ends slidably :mounted` on said base, and springs secured to each bookend passing under the other book-end, and an-Y chored to the opposite end of said base therefrom.

9. In a book-rack, a basehaving a hollow rectangular top section, a supporting plate mounted on said base and covering said hollowsection,

a pair of book-ends slidably mounted on said plate, said book-ends having depending anges. and a pair of helical springs attached to said iianges for normally urging said book-endstoward the center of said plate, said springs passing under said plate and being connectedto'the 1 oppositeends of said base.

` JOHN RGOLDEN;

JOSEPH RMONEIL. 

